I think I do know the answr to my question..."YES, anything can become an addiction"; but how can something which is suppossed to be good (its not drugs, smoking or drinking) also be considered an addiction? Anyone ever experienced this before? I'm not fat or overweight, I just like looking good and feeling good about myself.
2006-09-07 09:37:32 · 16 answers · asked by Alyssa 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I don't know if it can be clinically classed as an addiction. But anything can be overdone. The question to ask is "Is this activity interfering with my life and impacting negatively on it?" If the answer is no, then you're fine.
Love, Jack.
2006-09-07 11:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things that are positive can also become addictions - work, internet, exercise, relationships, etc.
Addiction to exercise is part of the eating disorder called anorexia.
2006-09-07 16:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by keengrrl76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the exercising so much, but the burning of calories. For instance, if you eat 500 calories a person may have an impulse to burn the 500. And then they eat 600 and burn 600, and so on.
2006-09-07 16:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Tara B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be a problem in a few ways such as if you are causing any physical damage to your body by not resting your body when needed, if you are neglecting your relationships to the point that a person cannot rely on you or if you exercise interferes with your work.
2006-09-07 16:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by superrrmodel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes..
Excercise causes the body to produce endorphines which resemble the feeling of opiates...
2006-09-07 16:43:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes! Compulsive exercise. Which can lead to eating disorders and anxieties.
2006-09-07 16:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by Golden Ivy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes and it can lead to eating disorders like bulemia and anorexia.
2006-09-07 17:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-09-07 17:02:53 · answer #8 · answered by Allan M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're asking yourself this question then apparently you must think they're is a problem. Trust your gut.
2006-09-07 16:45:15 · answer #9 · answered by Lisha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can especially if your trying to look a certain way
too much excersise is not good
2006-09-07 16:50:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋